Cheltenham vs Grimsby

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🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Completely-Suzuki Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Harry Wager 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Cheltenham 18 · Grimsby 7

Referee Stats

Harry Wager

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-9).
Cheltenham controlled possession (56%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cheltenham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 33

Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.67

1.22

1.46

1.43

1.21

48%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

52%

39%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Cheltenham rank18th

Grimsby rank7th

Cheltenham points52

Grimsby points78

Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26

34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cheltenham last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals6-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cheltenham score at home78%

Cheltenham clean sheet at home26%

Grimsby score away83%

Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Cheltenham score first39%

Cheltenham win after scoring first67%

Grimsby score first61%

Grimsby win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cheltenham 25% · Grimsby 33%

Avg first goal minute: Cheltenham 51.7' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Cheltenham score at home1.22 vs 1.37

Cheltenham concede at home1.43 vs 1.20

Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20

Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37

Cheltenham score 11% below league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: Cheltenham are 19% above league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cheltenham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 4

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

374

307

Passes Accurate

273

219

Passes %

73%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

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5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sweeney

30'

30' G. Turi

45'

45' E. Khouri

45+1'

45+1' R. Cundy

57'

57' B. Stevenson

58'

58' H. Rodgers

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

1st substitution · For: J. Kabia

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Sweeney

2nd substitution · For: R. Staunton

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ G. Miller

1st substitution · For: Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Burns

3rd substitution · For: A. Cook

74' ⚽

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74' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Cook

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kabia

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Green

4th substitution · For: G. McEachran

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Vernam

5th substitution · For: C. Oduor

Cheltenham vs Grimsby 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Cheltenham 2-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Harry Wager. It was played at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

First half: Grimsby took an early lead at 5' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to J. Sweeney, making the score 0-1. G. Turi received a yellow card for Grimsby at 30'. E. Khouri received a yellow card for Grimsby at 45'. R. Cundy received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 45+1'.

Second half: B. Stevenson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 57'. H. Rodgers received a yellow card for Grimsby at 58'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 60', with Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell replacing J. Kabia. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Sweeney replacing R. Staunton. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 68', with G. Miller replacing Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 71', with D. Burns replacing A. Cook. Grimsby extended the lead at 74' when A. Cook scored, with the assist credited to J. Kabia, making the score 0-2. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 81', with K. Green replacing G. McEachran. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 81', with C. Vernam replacing C. Oduor.

Cheltenham used 1 substitution while Grimsby used 5 substitutions. Cheltenham got 2 yellow cards, while Grimsby got 3 yellow cards.